Dates: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
Location: Online, via Zoom
Who Should Attend: Grades K-8 teachers, coaches, and school leaders
Cost: $700 per person
This institute is designed to empower school leaders, educational coaches, and lead teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) into K-8 classrooms. You’ll explore the potential of AI to transform teaching and learning, enhance personalized education and feedback, and prepare students for a future intertwined with technology. You'll engage with cutting-edge AI tools and platforms, learn to curate AI-enhanced curricula, and leave with ideas on how to integrate AI into your classroom learning.
In this institute, you will:
Study the fundamentals of AI and its applications in educational settings, including ethical considerations and student data privacy.
Explore strategies for integrating AI into existing curricula, with a focus on enhancing student engagement, differentiation, and assessment.
Participate in hands-on workshops to experience AI educational tools first-hand, learning how to select and implement these tools to support various learning objectives.
Engage with the latest research on AI's impact on learning outcomes, classroom dynamics, and teacher roles.
Learn from classrooms and schools that successfully use AI, studying from real-world applications and teaching strategies.
Consider instructional strategies to use AI to support multilingual learners in lessons, reading, writing, and partner work
Discuss the future of AI in education, including emerging trends and how to stay informed and adaptive to new technologies.
Grammar and Spelling Institute
Study Group: Leadership for These Complex Times
Study Group: Integrating Close Reading and Complex Texts Into a Curriculum that Prioritizes Kids Reading Just-Right Books
Study Group: Including Strong Vocabulary Work Inside Rich Reading Workshops
Bring the Best of the Science of Reading into Your Reading Workshop: Integrating Decodable Texts, Phonological Awareness, Orthographic Mapping, and Knowledge Building into Your Reading Workshop
Tap the Power of the New Writing Units of Study—Including Small Groups and Grammar and Spelling Supports
Teach Middle and High Schoolers a Potent Unit on the Personal Essay–and Create a Supportive Classroom Community in the Process
Aligning Fundations (or Another Phonics Curriculum) with the Reading and Writing Units of Study in Ways that Support Your Kids’ Overall Literacy Development
Maintaining a Writing Workshop Alongside Core Reading Programs
Using Data and a Knowledge of Reading and Writing Development to Be Confident, Clear and Decisive in Supporting Your Students’ Growth